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NCT Number: NCT07637942

Cabotegravir & Rilpivirine Antiretroviral Therapy in Pregnancy

Phase IV, multi-site, open-label, non-randomized study of the pharmacokinetics (PK) of long-acting injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine (CAB LA + RPV LA) during pregnancy and postpartum.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Site 4601, University of California, UC San Diego CRS, La Jolla, California, United States

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About this study

Up to 40 adult-participants with HIV viral suppression will be enrolled, in pairs with their infants, to achieve 30 evaluable adult-participants overall. The study will include women who initiated CAB LA + RPV LA outside the study, prior to study entry, either pre-conception (including on the day of conception) or post-conception.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Willing and able to provide written informed consent for study participation for self and infant
  • At screening, age 18 years or older
  • Has a viable, intrauterine, singleton pregnancy with fetal ultrasound with an estimated gestational age (EGA) between 10 0/7 and 23 6/7 weeks (inclusive) at entry
  • At entry, intending to deliver at a study-associated medical facility and remain in the geographic area of the study for the duration of anticipated follow-up
  • Was diagnosed with HIV prior to the current pregnancy
  • Has a documented plasma HIV RNA result less than 50 copies/mL from a specimen collected within 28 days prior to entry
  • Has the following laboratory test results from a specimen collected within 28 days prior to entry (1) Grade 2 or lower platelets (greater than or equal to 50,000 cells/mm3 or greater than or equal to 50.00 x 109 cells/L); (2) Grade 1 or lower ALT (less than 2.5 x upper limit of normal; (3) Grade 1 or lower aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
  • Received first dose of CAB LA + RPV LA prior to entry (before or after conception of the current pregnancy) and is expected to receive CAB LA + RPV LA on a Q4W schedule for the duration of study participation

Exclusion criteria

  • History of treatment/virologic failure associated with documented or suspected viral resistance to CAB or RPV (including oral RPV)
  • Has any of the following (1) HIV Subtype A6; (2) History of hypersensitivity reaction (HSR), known or suspected allergy to drugs under study, or any other contraindication to CAB or RPV; (3) Current contraindication to IM injection such as a current inflammatory skin condition that compromises the safety of IM injections or a dermatological condition which may interfere with the interpretation of ISRs; (4) Current use or anticipated need of therapeutic anticoagulation; (5) History of known or suspected bleeding disorder; (6) Current severe hepatic impairment (Class C) as determined by Child-Pugh classification; (7) History of suicidal ideation or attempt within six months of entry; (8) History of unstable or poorly controlled seizure disorder; (9) Current tuberculosis infection; (10) Current cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 or 3, or malignancy other than Kaposi's sarcoma, basal cell carcinoma, or resected, non-invasive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
  • Has any of the following during the current pregnancy: (1) Abnormal placentation, including placenta previa (complete) and placenta accreta/increta/percreta; (2) Cervical cerclage/cervical incompetence; (3) Abnormal fetal anatomy
  • Had any of the following in a previous pregnancy: (1) Eclampsia/Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelets (HELLP) syndrome; (2) Intrauterine fetal demise (EGA greater than 20 weeks) without known nonrecurrent etiology; (3) Spontaneous very preterm delivery (less than 32 weeks); (4) Very LBW (less than 1500 g); (5) Cervical or abdominal cerclage due to cervical incompetence
  • Receipt of any prohibited medication within seven days prior to entry
  • Enrolled in another clinical trial of an investigational agent, device, or vaccine that may impact the PK of CAB or RPV
  • Receipt of an investigational agent or chemotherapy within 30 days prior to study entry
  • Adult-participant or fetus has any condition, such as uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, or other comorbidities, that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would make participation in the study unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives

Treatment and study plan

Every 4-week long-acting injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine

Drug

Long-acting injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine, initiated pre- or post-conception. Participants will receive these drugs as prescribed outside the study by their non-study clinical care provider

Primary outcomes

  1. Population PK: geometric mean clearance of CAB and RPV in second trimester, third trimester, and postpartum derived from a population PK model

    Time frame: Measured from study entry through six weeks postpartum

    Population PK: geometric mean clearance of CAB and RPV in second trimester, third trimester, and postpartum derived from a population PK model

  2. Geometric mean pharmacokinetic trough of CAB and RPV from every 4 week (Q4W) CAB LA and RPV LA measured every 4 weeks in plasma in second trimester, third trimester, and postpartum

    Time frame: Measured from study entry through six weeks postpartum

    Geometric mean pharmacokinetic trough of CAB and RPV from every 4 week (Q4W) CAB LA and RPV LA measured every 4 weeks in plasma in second trimester, third trimester, and postpartum

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of adult participants with HIV RNA less than 50 copies/mL at delivery

    Time frame: Delivery

    Percentage of adult participants with HIV RNA less than 50 copies/mL at delivery

  2. Percentage of adult participants with virologic escape

    Time frame: Measured from study entry through six weeks postpartum

    Percentage of adult participants with virologic escape, defined as a single measurement of HIV RNA greater than or equal to 200 copies/mL

  3. Percentage of adult participants with confirmed virologic failure

    Time frame: Through 6 weeks postpartum

    Percentage of adult participants with confirmed virologic failure, defined as two successive HIV RNA test results greater than or equal to 200 copies/mL from separate specimens collected at least two weeks apart

  4. Number of adult participants with HIV resistance to CAB or RPV who had confirmed virologic failure

    Time frame: Through 6 weeks postpartum

    Number of adult participants with HIV resistance to CAB or RPV using IAS-USA, in participants who experienced confirmed virologic failure

  5. Number of infant participants with perinatal transmission

    Time frame: Birth and six weeks post-birth

    Number of infant participants with perinatal transmission

  6. Percentage of adult participants with at least one Grade 3 or higher adverse event

    Time frame: Measured from study entry through six weeks postpartum

    Percentage of adult participants with at least one Grade 3 or higher adverse event

  7. Percentage of adult participants with at least one serious adverse event

    Time frame: Measured from study entry through six weeks postpartum

    Percentage of adult participants with at least one serious adverse event

  8. Percentage of infant participants with at least one serious adverse event

    Time frame: Measured from birth through six weeks post-birth

    Percentage of infant participants with at least one serious adverse event

  9. Percentage of adult participants with spontaneous abortion

    Time frame: Through 6 weeks postpartum

    Percentage of adult participants with spontaneous abortion less than 20 weeks gestation

  10. Percentage of adult participants with fetal demise/stillbirth

    Time frame: Through 6 weeks postpartum

    Percentage of adult participants with fetal demise/stillbirth, at greater than or equal to 20 weeks gestation

  11. Percentage of infant participants born small for gestational age

    Time frame: Birth

    Percentage of infant participants born small for gestational age, where birthweight is less than 10th percentile for sex and gestational age assigned at birth, based on Intergrowth 21st Standards

  12. Percentage of infant participants with low birth weight

    Time frame: Birth

    Percentage of infant participants with low birth weight, defined as less than 2500 grams

  13. Percentage of infant participants born preterm

    Time frame: Birth

    Percentage of infant participants born preterm, defined as less than 37 weeks gestation

  14. Percentage of mother-infant pairs with occurrence of any adverse pregnancy outcome

    Time frame: Through 6 weeks postpartum

    Percentage of mother-infant pairs with occurrence of any adverse pregnancy outcome. Outcomes include: spontaneous abortion (<20 weeks gestation), stillbirth (≥20 weeks gestation), preterm delivery (<37 gestational weeks), small for gestational age (<10th percentile per INTERGROWTH 21st Standards), or neonatal death

  15. Percentage of infant participants with a congenital anomaly

    Time frame: Birth

    Percentage of infant participants with a congenital anomaly based on the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program (MACDP) definition of defect

  16. Percentage of infant deaths

    Time frame: Measured from birth through six weeks post-birth

    Percentage of infant deaths

  17. Percentage of adult participants who would recommend CAB LA and RPV LA injections for other people living with HIV during pregnancy

    Time frame: Six weeks postpartum

    Percentage of adult participants who would recommend CAB LA and RPV LA injections

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Lisa Levy

CONTACT

[email protected]

2028848480

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group

Network

Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Registry information

Official study title

Phase IV Study of the Pharmacokinetics of Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine in Pregnant and Postpartum Women With HIV in the United States

Acronym: CREATE

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Jun 10, 2026
Registry last updated
Jun 10, 2026

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